Dr. Fritz Sennheiser, audio pioneer, dies at 98

Back in 1945, cryptographer Fritz Sennheiser founded a professional electronics company in an abandoned WWII German laboratory. Today, we've received the sad tidings that Dr. Sennheiser has passed away at the age of 98. Despite his firm's humble origins building voltmeters from spare parts, his continued innovation led to products like the shotgun microphone and supra-aural headphones, and soon propelled Sennheiser to become a respected audio brand. He is remembered by his son Jörg, in whose hands he left the company in 1982, and by users of the many, many headphones that bear his name. You'll find his official biography at the source link; but first, a moment of silence for this pioneer. Considering the volume he's afforded us over the years, we think it's only fair.

[n19htmare Posted May 20th 2010 12:08PM]

I love my Sennheiser HD-580 and HD-650. Thank your and Rest in Peace.

[glennS Posted May 20th 2010 12:23PM]

RIP Mr. Sennheiser. Thank you for your life's work.

[Bocefuss4500 Posted May 20th 2010 12:31PM]

i have had a LOVE affair with sennheiser headphones for over 12 years !! they are my all time favorites !! owning the sennheiser HD, 525,535,545,580,600 ,cx 300,205 dj,500,and if i can ever afford them the hd 800

[MCHamden1 Posted May 20th 2010 12:54PM]

made some great gear...but i never knew the guy from all the Ocean's 11 movies made headphones

[AlwaysThere Posted May 20th 2010 1:36PM]

RIP. I've never had one of the Sennheiser headphones, but people always have a good thing to say about them.

[Leo11877 Posted May 20th 2010 1:46PM]

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[Leo11877 Posted May 20th 2010 1:47PM]

I love Sennheiser. RIP.

[sygyzy Posted May 20th 2010 2:41PM]

Sad day for audiophiles. I have been listening to music everyday at work with HD600's and will continue to do so in his honor :(

[pastraga Posted May 20th 2010 3:12PM]

A man who achieved quite something.

[Nicnac Posted May 20th 2010 4:12PM]

set of HD 280 Pros right by my elbow right now :(

[brenro Posted May 20th 2010 4:29PM]

PC 350's on my computer, HD 800's on my stereo. GREAT stuff!

[setulf Posted May 20th 2010 5:04PM]

Tis a sad, sad day. You will be greatly missed, Sir.

[MickBurke Posted May 20th 2010 5:40PM]

Bummer! Thanks for the headphones though!

[Matt1 Posted May 20th 2010 6:24PM]

The headphones are great, but don't forget his other achievements... the MD421 and 441 were released decades ago but are still legendary microphones today.

[Gimpeh Posted May 20th 2010 6:31PM]

I have never known a better pair of cans than the numerous models I've purchased from Sennheiser. RIP, sir, you are a legend.

[ScreamingFlower Posted May 20th 2010 7:20PM]

I use the MKH-416 for voice recordings

[thorn22 Posted May 20th 2010 8:00PM]

RIP. His work is greatly appreciated.

[fast Posted May 20th 2010 9:43PM]

All that remains now is our respectful silence. RIP.

[Metayoshi Posted May 21st 2010 1:40AM]

My condolences.

I recently got into Sennheiser products (probably a couple years ago), and I was blown away by the quality of the earphones. I don't think I'll be changing anytime soon as I think they have the best quality for the prices you pay for.